Total Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sonia Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sonia Close (WD19 4PD) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Oxhey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 1.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sonia Close (WD19 4PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Oaks, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ransom Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Watford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pastures | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eastbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Pastures | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Pastures | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Pastures | — |
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